Rate My Professor Robyn McDougle

McDougle's primary research specializations are program evaluation, project impact assessment, and the effects of violent crime on youth and community development. She collaborates with service-based organizations and law enforcement agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of programs targeted at residents in high-crime communities, with a particular emphasis on those impacted by violent crime. Her work extends to partnerships with local and state correctional agencies for the development of effective prisoner re-entry programs, and she contributed to the creation of a nationally recognized jailers academy internship program. Additionally, McDougle has provided extensive training in leadership, stress management, and death investigation to professionals from local, state, federal, and international law enforcement agencies and public safety organizations. Her academic interests encompass police-community relations, jail re-entry initiatives, program evaluation techniques, dynamics of violent crimes, crime scene analysis, and evidence collection procedures. Through these contributions, Dr. McDougle enhances research and outreach efforts, fostering evidence-based practices that support safer communities and informed public policy at Virginia Commonwealth University and beyond.